ElBaradei's appointment as interim PM put on hold

After days of violent demonstrations following the overthrow of Egypt’s President Morsi, for a time today, one of his chief critics, Mohamed ElBaradei, was named the interim prime minister, in a move that would have given the generals who ousted Morsi new credibility with the West. But then the offer was withdrawn. NBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin reports.

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>>>today, one of morsi's chief critics, mohammed al barra d dei was named
interim prime minister
. then the offer withdrawn. eamon molhedin joins us with more from cairo.

>> reporter: the
egyptian military
has come under a lot of criticism. tonight, they were rushing to put a civilian government in place by appointing a new prime minister. one of the country's toughest jobs, and the man up until a short while ago that was to accept it was
mohammed el baradei
. the president spokesman spoke to the media and contindenied that a prime minister had been appointed and said that negotiation was still ongoing. mourner s buried victims. meanwhile, members of the
muslim brotherhood
helped a memorial to those killed by the
military marching
in nationwide protests, demanding the president be reinstated. egypt's military keen on showing the civilian government in charge, to avoid any backlash from washington. for now,
president obama
continues to monitor the fluid situation and convened a
conference call
with
national security
team and condemned violence over the weekend, and the president says the u.s. has no side on who runs the government.